News from Neighbors
DC commissioners deny Blackshirt Feeders’ conditional use permit
IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, April 6 — The Dundy County, Nebraska, commissioners denied, on a 2-1 vote, the conditional use permit for Blackshirt Feeders’ proposed 100,000-head feedlot in Dundy County.
In front of a crowd of around 35 Tuesday, Commissioner Richard Bartholomew took a strong stance against granting the CUP. He said he finds it hard to believe bigger is better and expressed concerns over the burden a feedlot of this size would have on the county.
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Nebraska authorizes completion of Perkins County Canal
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, April 13 — The Nebraska Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday morning to authorize construction of the Perkins County Canal. Tuesday’s vote now obligates the state to proceed with the project.
The canal would divert water from the South Platte River near Ovid to a reservoir somewhere in Nebraska. The canal is allowed under the terms of the South Platte River Compact of 1923 and can divert up to 500 cubic feet per second out of the river during the winter months. But without the canal, Nebraska can’t exercise that water right.
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Upgrade of City Square estimated at $1.64 million
IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, APRIL 6 — If all the amenities are included in a design from the city’s engineer, upgrades at Imperial’s City Square have a cost of $1.639 million. Monday’s presentation from Jennie Kozal of Miller & Associates followed a year-long study.
The largest chunk of the cost — $780,000 — would be for sitework.
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Thayer takes plea bargain; Killin hands down sentence
HAXTUN-FLEMING HERALD, April 13 — Julie R. Thayer appeared in Phillips County Court in front of Judge Kim Killin for sentencing last week.
As part of her plea agreement with the state reached two months ago, Thayer pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse and, following a pre-sentencing investigation by the probation department, received two years supervised probation including anger management and mental health support education. She has already completed the anger management classes, per her attorney Justie Nicol.
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